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cut down
Overview of verb cut-down
The verb cut down has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (8) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
2. (1) slash, cut down -- (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete)
3. (1) down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down -- (cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet")
4. (1) cut down, cut out -- (intercept (a player))
5. mow, cut down -- (cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass")
6. fell, drop, strike down, cut down -- (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers")
Antonyms of verb cut-down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cut-down
6 senses of cut down
Sense 1
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
slash, cut down
=> cut
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Sense 3
down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
=> strike
=> touch
Sense 4
cut down, cut out
=> check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> defend
=> prevent, keep
Sense 5
mow, cut down
=> cut
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Sense 6
fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> cut
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cut-down
4 of 6 senses of cut down
Sense 1
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> shorten
=> quench
=> retrench
=> slash
=> thin out
=> thin
=> take away, detract
=> deflate
=> inflate
=> shave, knock off
Sense 3
down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
=> submarine
Sense 5
mow, cut down
=> scythe
Sense 6
fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> chop down
=> poleax, poleaxe
=> log, lumber
=> cut
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cut-down
6 senses of cut down
Sense 1
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> decrease, lessen, minify
Sense 2
slash, cut down
=> cut
Sense 3
down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
=> strike
Sense 4
cut down, cut out
=> check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
Sense 5
mow, cut down
=> cut
Sense 6
fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> cut
'Cause To' of verb cut-down
1 of 6 senses of cut down
Sense 6
fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
Derived Forms of verb cut-down
Domain of verb cut-down
1 of 6 senses of cut down
Sense 4
cut down, cut out
TOPIC>(noun) baseball#1, baseball game#1
Domain Terms of verb cut-down
Familiarity of verb cut-down
cut down used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb cut-down
6 senses of cut down
Sense 1
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
slash, cut down
EX: They cut down the trees
Sense 3
down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
EX: The fighter managed to cut down his opponent
Sense 4
cut down, cut out
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
mow, cut down
EX: They cut down rye in the field
Sense 6
fell, drop, strike down, cut down
EX: They cut down the trees
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb cut-down
6 senses of cut down
Sense 1
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Sense 2
slash, cut down
> cut
=> manicure
=> scissor
=> plane, shave
=> slice, slice up
=> pink
=> jag
=> carve, cut up
=> carve
=> carve, chip at
=> cube, dice
=> julienne
=> chop, hack
=> undercut
=> hack
=> chop, chop up
=> fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> nick, chip
=> nick, snick
=> chip, knap, cut off, break off
=> pare, trim
=> circumcise
=> furrow, chamfer, chase
=> indent
=> mortise, mortice
=> mow, cut down
=> shear
=> slash, gash
=> slash, cut down
=> tap
=> hob
=> bore, drill
=> nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
=> dissect
=> bisect
=> transect
=> trisect
=> whittle, pare
=> chatter
=> cut away
=> tomahawk
=> sabre, saber
=> rebate
=> cradle
=> incise
=> trench
=> dock, tail, bob
=> slit, slice
=> saw
=> discerp, sever, lop
=> chase
=> bevel, chamfer
=> crosscut, cut across
=> rip
Sense 3
down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
> strike
=> jab
=> dab, pat
=> butt, bunt
=> knock, strike hard
=> down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
=> spur
=> peck, pick, beak
=> tap, tip
=> hew
=> sideswipe
=> whip, lash
=> beat
=> beat
=> sclaff
=> clout
=> rap, knap
=> chop
=> slap
=> sclaff
=> buffet, knock about, batter
Sense 4
cut down, cut out
> check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
=> cut down, cut out
Sense 5
mow, cut down
> cut
=> manicure
=> scissor
=> plane, shave
=> slice, slice up
=> pink
=> jag
=> carve, cut up
=> carve
=> carve, chip at
=> cube, dice
=> julienne
=> chop, hack
=> undercut
=> hack
=> chop, chop up
=> fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> nick, chip
=> nick, snick
=> chip, knap, cut off, break off
=> pare, trim
=> circumcise
=> furrow, chamfer, chase
=> indent
=> mortise, mortice
=> mow, cut down
=> shear
=> slash, gash
=> slash, cut down
=> tap
=> hob
=> bore, drill
=> nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
=> dissect
=> bisect
=> transect
=> trisect
=> whittle, pare
=> chatter
=> cut away
=> tomahawk
=> sabre, saber
=> rebate
=> cradle
=> incise
=> trench
=> dock, tail, bob
=> slit, slice
=> saw
=> discerp, sever, lop
=> chase
=> bevel, chamfer
=> crosscut, cut across
=> rip
Sense 6
fell, drop, strike down, cut down
> cut
=> manicure
=> scissor
=> plane, shave
=> slice, slice up
=> pink
=> jag
=> carve, cut up
=> carve
=> carve, chip at
=> cube, dice
=> julienne
=> chop, hack
=> undercut
=> hack
=> chop, chop up
=> fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> nick, chip
=> nick, snick
=> chip, knap, cut off, break off
=> pare, trim
=> circumcise
=> furrow, chamfer, chase
=> indent
=> mortise, mortice
=> mow, cut down
=> shear
=> slash, gash
=> slash, cut down
=> tap
=> hob
=> bore, drill
=> nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
=> dissect
=> bisect
=> transect
=> trisect
=> whittle, pare
=> chatter
=> cut away
=> tomahawk
=> sabre, saber
=> rebate
=> cradle
=> incise
=> trench
=> dock, tail, bob
=> slit, slice
=> saw
=> discerp, sever, lop
=> chase
=> bevel, chamfer
=> crosscut, cut across
=> rip
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb cut-down
Sense 1
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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Sense 2
slash, cut down
=> cut
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Sense 3
down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
=> strike
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Sense 4
cut down, cut out
=> check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
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Sense 5
mow, cut down
=> cut
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Sense 6
fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> cut
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